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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 289, 9 June 1897, Page 4

The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S.A :— "8£ MILES OF BICYCLE. "rpHE Herald Bicycle Parade has JL proved to be not the hit of a i»y, but the hit of the season, aud no letter proof of this can be had than the feet that there is not a single devotee of fk« wheel, man or woman, who is not MR«r for a repetition of it, and another •fcauee to compete for prizes. " Then, too, the great display which went to make up THE 8$ MILES OF BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on many thousands. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is discussed, and the basis •f discussion is very largely made up of expressions of wonder at the size of it all. Thousands never imagined the extent or the force or the value of cycling, and m quarters where once existed only dis* paragement there is now nothing but praise. " It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is til agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats oi •xoihng races on the road or m the •lub rooms, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald's two big feaits are, if not the sole, the principal topics of discussion. " The contest for bicycle popularity tc decide which wheel of them all should bear the stamp •the most popular hictcle, the last of the two battles to come to at •nd, was a battle royal, with a royal victory as a final. Weeks and months did this contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and c «st that surpassed expectations. Tc •very rider his particular wheel is thf only wheel on earth, and in comparisoE with his wheel all others are as twinkling ■tars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, and wher the test of popularity was begun the lagion got to work. Ballots came in ir bundles, in bags, in crates and in all ways, until those whose duty it was tc receive them were buried nnder the avalanche. The cyclists rallied loyally tbout the standards of the wheels which they had chosen. It soon became a record"breaking contest, both in point •f interest and in number of ballots. It wti not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of nun« dreds of thousands, tmd for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BaLLors were cast. " The contest went on tor months and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS TITE WINNER, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LEAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winning machine id one that ia well and favorably known to all cyclists, tnd nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final result of the baN lotting. It is manufactured by the Wari wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Feak is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITOBS. The following are those of the 98 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,613 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland*) White [ ...Under 2,000 World ) " The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200.0C0 over its nearest competitor." Sole Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STEEET The oMest^established practical Cycle Expert in Wellington FV ding Agent— G. W. Fowleb AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. New Zealand Branch : Head Office, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Local Board of Directors : The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L.C. (Chairman) ; the Hon. Charles J.^Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy Chairman) ; Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq ; the Hon. 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